Thursday, 19 July 2012

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Christmas in July Blog Hop

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is celebrating Christmas in July! I'm so glad you could join us for some inspiration and for a jump start on your 2012 holiday cards! I'm going to showcase a fun set called Cozy Friends.

This cute little polar is all bundled up in a hat and scarf so I thought the card needed some die-cut snowflakes and an icicle border! This is one of my favorite color combinations and I tried to leave a bit of white space for the look of a an artic background!

The color combo is a bit retro so I used copics and distress inks to soften the stark white on the image and disress inks to sponge the edges of the dp. I made a tag for the sentiment and attached it using twine.

Lots of great things are happening at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps during these pre-holiday festivities! ALL Christmas clear stamps are 20% off through Wednesday, July 25. Three new holiday sets are in stock early, for a fun pre-release, and they you can get them before they are released in September and October... if you buy them now, you can take advantage of the sale price!

Every order of $25 in Christmas clear stamps will receive Gingerbread Man, a darling new 2" x 2" mini clear set. And as always, all clear stamp orders of $50 or more get this month's free w/ stamp set, Christmas Candle (while supplies last).

Here's a full list of the Design Diva's and friends of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps taking part today so you won't miss out on any of the fabulous inspiration. If you're hopping along, your next stop is with Jennifer at Just Jingle, and you don't want to miss out on her cute card!
Take a look and be sure to read on, for information about how you can join in on this hop and win some prizes:

And what's the best part about Christmas in July? We want YOU to play along with us! Just link up your Christmas project using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps below and join in our Customer blog hop. You have until Sunday, July 22 at 11:59 PM EST to play along. One randomly selected participant will receive their choice of one Christmas clear stamp set!

I love all the dimension in your polar bear card, with the die cuts and the stacked bows and those darling little jingle bells. The penguin card's antiqued color scheme really fits the "warm" theme of the sentiment. Excellence times two! :)

About Me

Originally from Alaska in the
U.S., I've lived in the U.K.
since I married a Northern
Irishman over 30 years ago!
We have two grown
sons still living with us.
I love paper crafting
and especially creating cards
with Bible verses to encourage
those who receive them! I
also love to make cards with
themes of friendship and humour.